The one thing I didn't originally notice about this play though is the excellent head and pump fake that Russell Wilson managed to execute, moving the safety to the playside all the way over to the wrong side of the field.

The high safety (37) is now on an island and Russell Wilson does his job. This is the definition of "looking-off-safety". Wilson's entire upper body, head-to-hips, is pointed directly at 37. His lower body, conveniently hidden from view, is setup to throw to the intended target.

I mentioned in the last article that Cable prefers running Wide Zone plays versus Tight Zone plays, but then again my last article was in the offseason and there's no doubt that with another year of experience, the playbook opened up.

Another one to come soon on this play. I think I'll just post it in this thread as well.

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I loved the screen to Lynch. Like long running plays, screens are usually easy for defenses to muck up - just vaguely get in the way - and so it's on the entire offense to sell the play and draw the defense in. Seattle does that here. Not just Wilson, but the offensive line brings just enough mustard on their blocking, waits just that crucial beat before breaking and heading downfield, to convince the defense of "deep pass" and trap them in their rush. It's actually pretty risky the extra time they take to let the play develop - Wilson almost gets sacked. But it works. Offensive lines of Seattle teams past would offer a perfunctory, hasty chest punch and then hurry downfield in an obvious screen attempt that even Aaron Curry could sniff out.